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Adding / Managing network (IP) cameras
Adding / Managing network (IP) cameras
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Written by Curtis Hall
Updated over a year ago

This section covers adding and managing analog cameras. A Bluecherry hardware compression card is required for use with analog cameras and our software.
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Select Devices from the menu
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By default the ?IP Cameras? section is minimized, click on the ticket will expand the view.
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All IP cameras will be displayed in this section. To add a new network / IP camera, simply click ?Add an IP camera?
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Select manufacturer
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The first step is to select a manufacturer. If your camera isn?t listed then click here to read about adding a Generic camera
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Select the camera manufacturer model
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For ease of use we try to keep current with each manufacturers camera models. As you can imagine, this is a daunting task. If your camera isn?t in the list, try a model close to it. If you need help, post a problem on community.bluecherrydvr.com and we will help you.
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Adding an IP camera
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  1. Camera name ? This is your descriptive title for the name or location of the camera. This will show up in Bluecherry logs and in the client / web interface, so make sure it is descriptive enough to know what it is from a list of cameras.
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  2. Camera IP or Host ? The IP or hostname of the camera. It is recommended that you login to the IP camera and give it a static IP address.
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  3. Username ? The username that you use to login to the camera
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  4. Password ? The password that you use to login to the camera
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  5. Advanced settings ? This allows you to view and change RTSP path settings and port numbers
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From the advanced settings you can change the Path to RTSP and MJPEG, along with the MJPEG and RTSP port. If we have the wrong RTSP path for a camera model, please let us know so we can update our records.
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